Ladino
New on Rikers Island: a Jewish prayerbook designed with incarcerated congregants in mind
The one-of-a-kind siddur features bright colors, bold text and an amalgam of Hebrew, English, Russian and Ladino prayers, as well as meditations on healing and recovery and poems.
The matriarchal language: Ladino singer Nani Vazana on her rise to fame
Jerusalem to host its first ever – soon to be annual – Ladino music festival
Bringing Ladino melodies to the Jewish Music Days Festival
Vocalist Shiran Shahar Borek spreads the Greek musical word
The May 2 (8:30 p.m.) concert marks the launch of Shiran’s debut album Ximeroni (The Rising Dawn) which is now out on various online platforms.
Ladino Orchestra: A beacon of hope, healing in throughout Israel
Amid the ongoing war with Hamas, Jerusalem's Ladino Orchestra has become a healing mobile music unit available to all who call upon it across the country.
Remembering Moshe Shaul: The man who helped revive Ladino
Scholars and Ladino speakers agree that he single-handedly revived the language at a time when it was on the decline and Sephardi culture had lost relevance.
Al'Fado to play Jewish-Portuguese songs at Jewish Music Days Fest
Tamir is coming over together with the Portugal-based Israeli-Portuguese Al’Fado band, predominantly to perform Ladino material.
Paying a visit to Jewish Istanbul
One cannot visit a country with a culture as rich as that of Turkey without paying homage to some of its outstanding sites.
Jewish cultural encounters in the province of Limon, Costa Rica
In Turkey, a festival revives a jewel of the Sephardic world
Izmir, Turkey, once known in Greek as Smyrna, has had a Jewish presence since antiquity, with early church documents mentioning Jews as far back as the second century AD.
Bosnian Jews mourn Moris Albahari, one of Sarajevo’s last Ladino speakers
Moris Albahari, a Holocaust survivor, former partisan fighter and one of the last Ladino speakers in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s dwindling Jewish community, passed away at the age of 93 last month.
Grapevine June 24, 2022: A matter of precedent
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
‘Beauty Queen of Jerusalem’ and more shows which shine a spotlight on Ladino
We have compiled a list of a few that feature at least some spoken Ladino and are available to rent or to stream for free online.
Ladino music on display in Jerusalem
The utilitarian property of Ladino is one of the elements that underscore Thursday’s concert (8:30 p.m.) at Jerusalem’s Confederation House.
